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TIL that studded and spiked dog collars were originally intended to protect dogs from wolves, coyotes, and other predators.

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OoEng TIL that in 1987 students from Caltech changed the Hollywood sign to read CALTECH
E1D40 TIL that Best Buy removed the fighting video game “Primal Rage” from its shelves after an Arizona woman complained that her 11-year-old son had faithfully portrayed one of the game’s gorilla-like character’s “golden shower/urination” fatality move.
QNdvp TIL: the bill of rights had stuff in there that got “oligarched” out…
X07B6 TIL A French mail carrier named Ferdinand Cheval spent 33 years building a castle (“Le Palais idéal”) out of stones he found on his mail routes.
BgELy TIL That Alcohol is considered one of the most harmful recreational substances, lower only than Crack, Heroin, and Meth. But much Higher than LSD, DMT, and MDMA.